[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Rye 4-18-1950. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as an ordinance to regulate the
construction and installation of oil-burning equipment and storage
and use of fuel oils.
No person shall construct and install oil-burning equipment,
in that portion of the Town outside any incorporated village without
first obtaining a permit from the Plumbing Inspector of the Town of
Rye.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FUEL OIL
Includes any liquid or mobile mixture, substance or compound
derived from or including petroleum, which does not emit an inflammable
vapor below a temperature of 110° F. to be ascertained by any
standard closed-cup tester. The test shall be made in accordance with
the methods of test adopted by the American Society of Testing Materials.
Fuel oil shall not be mixed or blended except at a storage plant (the
location of which is approved by the proper authorities) and under
competent supervision, and no waste oil shall be used.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OIL-HEATING BURNERS
Includes any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning or preparing to burn fuel oil, as specified in §
42-3 of this chapter, and having a tank or container for the storage of fuel oil connected thereto.
Only oil-burning systems approved by the National Board of Fire
Underwriters shall be installed.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OIL HEATING EQUIPMENT
Shall consist of the equipment connected with oil heating
burners and located within the building, including internal and external
supply and storage tanks and provisions for filling and venting same,
piping, electrical wiring and all accessories.
A. An application shall be filed with the Plumbing Inspector of the
Town of Rye previous to the installation of fuel-oil storage tanks,
their auxiliaries, piping, burner, heater and pumps giving the following
information:
(1) Name and address of person, firm, company or corporation installing
equipment.
(2) Location where oil-burning equipment is to be installed.
(3) Maximum quantity of fuel oil to be stored.
(4) Capacity of storage tank.
(5) Gauge of metal in the tanks.
(7) Whether or not the burner has been approved by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters.
B. The application shall further set forth in detail the specifications
of the proposed installation based upon the provisions hereinafter
prescribed by this chapter. If required by the Plumbing Inspector
of the Town of Rye, such application shall be accompanied by plans
drawn to an indicated scale. These plans shall show, in detail, the
location and method of oil storage and all other features necessary
for a complete description of the oil-burning system and include proposed
methods for protecting combustible material adjacent to the oil burner.
A. Tanks shall be constructed of black steel, open-hearth steel or wrought
iron, of a minimum gauge, depending upon the capacity as follows:
Capacity Gallons
|
Thickness
|
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Shell
|
Head
|
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55
|
14 gauge
|
14 gauge
|
56 to 275
|
12 gauge
|
12 gauge
|
276 to 550
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
551 to 750
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
751 to 1,080
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
3 to 16 gauge
|
1,081 to 1,500
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
1,501 to 2,000
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
2,001 to 2,500
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
2,501 to 3,000
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
3,001 to 3,500
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
3,501 to 4,000
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
4,001 to 5,000
|
1 to 4 gauge
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
5,001 to 7,000
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
3 to 8 gauge
|
7,001 to 10,000
|
5 to 16 gauge
|
3 to 8 gauge
|
B. Air-pressure tests. All tanks and piping proposed to be used for
the storage of any byproducts of petroleum shall be subjected to an
air- or hydrostatic-pressure test of 10 pounds per square inch for
at least 30 minutes and shall show no leaks.
C. Storage tank for fuel oil shall be thoroughly coated on the outside
with tar, asphaltum or other suitable rust-resisting material.
D. Joints and connections. All joints shall be riveted and caulked,
brazed, welded or made tight by some equally satisfactory process.
Tanks shall be tight and sufficiently strong to bear without injury
the most severe strains to which they may be subjected in practice.
Shells or tanks shall be properly reinforced where connections are
made and all connections shall be made through the top of the tank.
E. Location of storage tanks. Storage tanks shall preferably be located
outside, underground, with the top of the tank below the level of
the burner where tanks are located so that the top of the tank is
above the level of the suction inlet of the pump supplying oil to
the burner assembly. A siphon-breaking device consisting of an anti-siphon
valve, vacuum tank, vacuum siphon breaker, siphon-breaking pump set
or equivalent device to prevent siphoning shall be installed.
F. When located inside a building or aboveground, the aggregate capacity
of the tanks shall not exceed 275 gallons. When inside a building,
tanks must be at least 10 feet from furnace.
G. If soil conditions warrant, underground tanks shall be set on a concrete
foundation not less than six inches in thickness for tanks not exceeding
1,080 gallons' capacity and eight inches for tanks exceeding 1,080
gallons' capacity.
H. Except with the prior approval of the Plumbing Inspector of the Town
of Rye, no tank shall be placed nearer than five feet to a foundation
or bearing wall of a building, depending upon the capacity of the
tank; and the distance shall be increased proportionately depending
upon the capacity of the tank; five feet being the minimum for a tank
of 550 gallons of capacity and one additional foot for each 500 gallons'
capacity in excess thereof.
I. Where tanks in connection with a system exceed an aggregate capacity
of 275 gallons and cannot be buried either inside or outside of a
building, they may be located in the lowest story of the building
under the following conditions:
(1) They shall be placed in an enclosure, the walls, floor and roof of
which shall be constructed of reinforced concrete not less than four
inches in thickness, or of eight inches of masonry and of dimensions
six inches greater on all sides than the outside dimensions of the
tank.
(2) The walls of the enclosure shall be carried up to a height of not
less than one foot above the tank and roofed over with reinforced
concrete not less than four inches in thickness.
(3) A space of at least two feet shall be maintained between the top
of the roof of the enclosure and the ceiling immediately above.
(4) The space surrounding the tank formed by the enclosure walls and
roof shall be completely filled with clean sharp sand or dry earth,
well tamped into place.
(5) Not more than one tank shall be placed in an enclosure.
A. Standard full-weight wrought iron, steel or brass pipe with substantial
fittings or approved brass or copper tubing with approved fittings
shall be used and shall be carefully protected against mechanical
injury in a manner satisfactory to authorities having jurisdiction.
In all piping systems proper allowance shall be made for expansion
and contraction, jarring and vibration.
B. All piping shall be separated from electric wiring not enclosed in
approved conduit raceways or armored cable, by some continuous and
firmly fixed nonconductor creating a permanent separation as provided
in the National Electrical Code.
C. Approved brass or copper tubing, where permitted by authorities having
jurisdiction, shall have a wall thickness of not less than one-sixteenth-inch
for small sizes and correspondingly heavier where necessary.
A. Piping shall run as directly as possible from the storage or supply
tank to the burner without sags and be so laid that, where possible,
pipes shall pitch toward the supply tank without traps. Provision
shall be made for expansion, contraction, jarring and vibration.
B. Cross-connections permitting gravity flow from one tank to another
shall be prohibited.
C. Flexible metal hose and couplings, where used in connection with
mechanical burners, shall be capable of withstanding a pressure equal
to the piping to which it is connected and shall be constructed of
fire-resisting materials. Hose shall be no longer than absolutely
necessary but in no case shall exceed 12 inches. Only hose approved
by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. will be approved.
D. Each fuel-oil tank will be provided with a separate fill pipe two
inches or larger in diameter. Fill pipes when installed near any building
opening shall be made as remote therefrom as practicable so as to
prevent liability of flow of oil or vapor through the building opening.
Each fill pipe shall be laid at a descending grade to the storage
tank, except where the tank is located on higher elevation than the
fill-pipe terminal. In such case a check-and-gate valve shall be placed
as near the end of the terminal as it is practicable to place it.
E. Terminals shall be outside of the building in a tight metal box or
flush road box so designed as to make access difficult by unauthorized
persons.
F. Where practicable, fill pipes shall terminate at the curbline. In
locations where it is impracticable to extend the terminal to the
curbline, such terminal shall terminate at a point designated by the
Plumbing Inspector of the Town of Rye. Fill pies shall not be connected
to any other pipe.
A. An open steel vent pipe not less than two inches in diameter without
trap and draining to the tank shall be provided for each tank. The
lower end of the vent pipe shall not extend through the top of the
tank more than one inch.
B. For all tanks located beneath the lowest story of the building, or
tanks located on the lowest story of the building, the vent pipe shall
be two inches in diameter, and terminate in such a location as to
be readily observed in the event of an overflow from the tank during
filling operations.
C. Vent openings shall be equipped with a weatherproof hood, and shall
be of sufficient area to permit proper inflow of the liquid during
the filling operation.
D. Vent pipes shall terminate outside of the building above the street
surface not less than four feet nor more than 12 feet above the fill
pipe. Such vent outlet shall not be located within three feet in any
direction of a window or other opening, or an exterior stairway, or
fire escape. Vent pipes shall not be placed in elevator or dumbwaiter
shafts, or in enclosed courts.
E. If necessary, because of structural conditions, to carry the vent
outlet higher than 12 feet above the fill box, and if the fill lines
are connected to tank trucks by tight connections and filled by pressure,
a one-inch line shall be connected to the tank parallel to the fill
line and terminating in the fill box with unthreaded end.
(1) A check valve shall be installed in the line so as to permit excess
oil in the tank to flow to the fill box and shall be so set as to
prevent the passage of vapor to the street.
F. All vent pipes must be not less than two inches in diameter.
A. Readily accessible valves shall be provided near each burner and
also close to the auxiliary tank in the line to the burner.
B. Control valves shall be of approved type provided with stuffing box
of liberal size, containing a removable cupped gland designed to compress
the packing against the valve stem and arranged so as to facilitate
removal. Valves shall be designed to close against the supply and
to prevent withdrawal of the stem by continued operation of the hand
wheel. The use of packing affected by oil or heat is prohibited.
C. A check valve shall be provided in the discharge line as near the
tank as possible.
All outside piping shall be laid in solid earth or in a trench.
All pipes shall not be located near or in the same trench with other
pipes except steam lines for the heating of oil. Propping of pipes
on wooden blocks is prohibited. Pipes conveying oil if laid inside
a building shall be laid in a trench at least three inches deep and
cemented in after inspecting except where impracticable, when they
shall be protected from mechanical injury. Suction and return lines
shall run from tanks or pumps to the burner in the most direct manner.
All pipes shall be painted.
A. No oil tanks or automatic oil pump used in connection with oil-heating
equipment shall be equipped with a gauge glass, or glass for demonstration
purposes, the breaking of which will permit the oil to escape from
the tank. If a gauging device is installed, it shall be so designed
as to prevent the escape of oil or vapor within the building at all
times. No test well shall be connected with a tank inside a building.
A test well connected with a tank outside of a building shall be so
designed as to make access difficult by unauthorized persons:
B. A scavenging line installed in connection with a tank located within
the building may be used and shall terminate outside the building.
It shall be capped oil-tight when not in use. This shall be connected
with the top of the tank.
A union, if used in any part of the installation, shall be of
the ground pattern and of approved type. No right and left couplings
shall be used.
A shutoff valve shall be provided on the tank side of any strainer
which may be installed on pipe lines.
Any automatic pump, not an integral part of the oil burner,
shall be approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. It shall
be rigidly mounted and located at least seven feet from a gas meter
or furnace door.
A. Burners shall be equipped with a device, mechanical or electrical,
which will automatically prevent an abnormal flow of oil.
B. All oil burners subject to automatic ignition must be provided with
a permanent, automatic ignition device so designed that oil discharged
into the combustion chamber will immediately become ignited or shut
off.
C. Automatic systems, unless electrically ignited, shall be so designed
that the pilot flame cannot be extinguished by the operation of the
automatic control valves. A pilot light of adequate intensity, arranged
so as not to be easily extinguished, shall be provided in each combustion
chamber.
D. All fuel-oil burners used in connection with hot-water, steam or
warm-air heating boilers or furnaces shall be equipped with an automatic
device arranged to extinguish the flame in the event of excessive
pressure or overheating within the boiler or furnace.
E. All low-pressure steam or vapor boilers shall be equipped with a
low water cutoff and a cutout switch as approved by the Underwriters
Laboratories and must have an adequate draw valve.
F. A remote-control switch shall be placed as designated for each installation
by the Plumbing Inspector of the Town of Rye.
G. Gas or coal hot-water heating devices shall be adequately vented
by direct connection to the chimney flue leading to the outer air.
H. No fuel-oil burner shall be installed in any boiler or heater unless
said boiler or heater is connected with a chimney flue having a sufficient
draft at all times to insure the safe operation of the burner.
I. Electrical installation used in connection with fuel-oil burners
shall be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
Cards giving complete instructions for the care and operation
of the fuel-oil system shall be permanently fixed near the apparatus
by the person, firm or corporation installing the same and maintained
in a readable condition and shall state thereon the grade of oil to
be used in the fuel-oil system installed on the premises.
A. No fuel-oil system shall be installed until an application shall
have been filed with the Plumbing Inspector of the Town of Rye.
B. Where a replacement of another oil burner is made, application must
be made as if the installation were a new one.
C. No alteration or repair in an existing fuel-oil plant for which a
permit has been issued shall be made without inspection and approval
by the Plumbing Inspector of the Town of Rye.
D. No fuel-oil system shall be operated, or oil placed in the system,
until a permit has been issued by the Plumbing Inspector of the Town
of Rye.
E. Dampers which may entirely close the chimney uptake are prohibited.
The damper area should be carefully determined in each case, but in
no case shall it be greater than 70% of the internal cross-section
area of the uptake.
F. Lugs on all furnace doors, acting to keep doors closed, must be filed
so as to permit a rounded edge. This is to enable the door to swing
open and ride free in case of puffs caused by backfire or delayed
ignition. All furnace doors must be equipped with a spring so as to
make them self-closing. All boiler rooms must be properly ventilated
to the outside by windows, air conduits or other means.
G. No combustible material shall be stored in the same compartment with
the oil burner. This is applicable to those cellars under hardware,
paint and similar stores which are used as a storeroom for combustible
materials. A separate fire-proof room, equipped with a fire door,
shall be constructed in such places to house the oil burner. The fire
door is to be equipped so that it is self-closing.
H. The keeping of oil drums or tanks on porches or inside the building
above the main floor is prohibited.
A. All woodwork, wooden lath-and-plaster partitions or other combustible
material within four feet of the side or back and eight feet from
the front of the burner shall be covered with plaster, asbestos board
or other noncombustible material. Above the burner there shall be
constructed a ceiling of a noncombustible material. In case of small
home equipment the ceiling shall be of the dimensions six feet by
eight feet and in larger equipment shall extend beyond the sides and
back at least four feet and at least eight feet from the front. At
least a thirty-six-inch clearance shall be provided between the top
and sides of breaching and flues from the ceiling partition and other
combustible materials unless the breaching and flues are insulated
with two to four inches of asbestos lagging or equivalent, in which
case the clearance may be reduced to 18 inches.
B. Large kitchen ranges used in hotel and restaurant kitchens may be
equipped with oil burners provided with modern cutoff devices for
oil from the storage tank but must have a permanent opening in the
ash-pit door and a gas conduit to the stack or chimney for the purpose
of conducting burned or exhaust gases. Such conduit must be of sufficient
capacity so that all danger of accumulation of pockets of burned gas
is avoided.
A. No person, firm or corporation shall maintain or conduct a plant
for the storage of flammable liquids without having obtained a permit
from the Plumbing Inspector. No such permit shall be issued unless
the plant and storage facilities conform with the provisions of this
section. For the purpose of this section, flammable liquids are divided
into two classes, as follows:
(1) Class I. Liquids with flash point below 70° F. (21° C.) closed-cup
tester, such as ether, carbon bisulphate, gasoline, naphtha, benzol,
collodion, liquefied petroleum gas, acetone, alcohol, amyl acetate,
toluel, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate.
(2) Class II. Liquids with flash point above that of Class I and below
170° F. (86° C.) closed-cup tester, such as kerosene, amyl
alcohol, turpentine and fuel oil.
B. All tests shall be made in accordance with the methods adopted by
the American Society for Testing Materials. In case of tanks for the
storage of Class I and II liquids at marketing stations, wholesale
storage, port terminals and other properties where flammable liquids
are stored in quantities, the distance from the line of the adjoining
property which may be built upon shall in no case be less than hereinafter
set forth in Table I nor less than double those distances in the case
of tanks for the storage of crude petroleum. In particular installations
those distances may be increased at the discretion of the Plumbing
Inspector.
C. Table I. Outside aboveground tanks for Class I and II liquids other
than crude petroleum shall not be placed or built nearer to the adjoining
property lines than the distances hereinafter respectively set forth
in the following table:
Capacity of Tank
(gallons)
|
Minimum of Distances to Line of Adjoining Property
(feet)
|
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0 to 12,000
|
10
|
12,001 to 30,000
|
15
|
30,001 to 250,000
|
20
|
D. At marketing stations and elsewhere, truck-loading racks shall be
separated from tanks, warehouses and other plant buildings by distances
at least equivalent to those specified in Table I.
E. Table II. Outside aboveground tanks for Class I and II liquids other
than crude petroleum shall not be placed or built nearer to one another
than the minimum distance hereinafter respectively set forth in the
following table:
Capacity of Tank
(gallons)
|
Minimum Distance Between Tanks
|
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Class II
(feet)
|
Class I
(feet)
|
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300 or less
|
3
|
3
|
301 to 18,000
|
5
|
5
|
18,001 to 24,000
|
5
|
10
|
24,001 to 75,000
|
10
|
20
|
75,001 to 150,000
|
15
|
30
|
150,000 to 250,000
|
20
|
40
|
F. All aboveground storage tanks containing flammable liquids as defined
herein shall be surrounded by a wall of reinforced concrete not exceeding
eight feet in height forming an enclosure capable of holding at least
1.10 times the capacity of the tank or tanks so enclosed therein.
The total capacity of tanks enclosed within any such enclosure shall
not exceed 250,000 gallons, exclusive of tanks already in use. Where
existing conditions make it impossible to comply with the provisions
of this section with regard to the enclosure of tanks, two or more
tanks upon the approval of the Plumbing Inspector may be surrounded
and enclosed by a wall of reinforced concrete forming an enclosure
capable of holding at least 1.10 times the capacity of the tanks so
enclosed therein. All concrete walls so constructed must be approved
by the Building Inspector of the Town of Rye. The material and construction
of tanks shall conform to the regulations of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters. All tanks of an oil storage system shall be connected
with each other by a system of pipes so that the entire contents of
each tank can be transferred to any other tank at will. All storage
plants, including the filling tank, if any, shall be equipped with
a fire-extinguishing system satisfactory to the Plumbing Inspector.
The thickness, quality of materials, hydrostatic-pressure test, foundations
and all connections, fire-protection and extinguishing systems and
all other details of construction and installation of all tanks must
be according to plans which have received the approval of the Plumbing
Inspector. All construction and installation shall be subject to inspection
by the Plumbing Inspector. A plant for the storage of flammable oil
shall be continuously under the care and supervision of one or more
persons who shall be thoroughly familiar with the dangers incident
to the storage of flammable oils and the operation of fire-extinguishing
devices.
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
GARAGES
A building or that part thereof in which there shall be housed
or kept one or more self-propelled vehicles, or automobiles, containing
flammable liquid for fuel or power. For the purpose of this chapter,
garages are classed as follows:
(1)
Class A — Private Garages.
(2)
Class B — Tenant Garages.
(3)
Class C — Public Garages.
PRIVATE GARAGE
Is any garage attached to or upon the premises of a one-family
house.
PUBLIC GARAGE
Is any garage not included in any of the preceding classifications.
TENANT GARAGE
Is one operated for the use of the tenants of a house containing
two or more families.
B. Gasoline in excess of five gallons, exclusive of that in the tanks
of the vehicles in storage, shall not be kept in a private garage
unless confined in a tank or tanks placed not less than two feet beneath
the surface of the ground. There shall be no heating apparatus (other
than steam, hot-water or vapor radiators connected with the heating
plant of the house) except such as shall be approved by the Plumbing
Inspector. There shall be no artificial light other than incandescent
electric light in any private garage.
C. No gasoline in excess of that in the supply tanks of vehicles in
storage shall be kept or stored in any tenant garage unless confined
in a tank or tanks placed not less than two feet beneath the surface
of the ground and there shall be no artificial light other than incandescent
electric light. Any tenant garage exceeding 50 cars' storage capacity
shall be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. Smoking shall
not be permitted in any tenant garage and signs to that effect shall
be prominently displayed to the satisfaction of the Plumbing Inspector.
Each tenant garage shall be equipped with self-closing metal cans
and all inflammable waste and materials shall be kept therein until
removed from the building. In each tenant garage there shall be kept
two or more chemical fire extinguishers in readily accessible places
and no stove, torch, boiler, furnace or open fire shall be permitted
or used in any tenant garage.
D. No public garage hereafter erected shall be located or maintained
within 50 feet of any school, place of assemblage or place of detention.
No public garage hereafter erected shall be permitted in any building
occupied for dwelling purposes. Any garage exceeding 50 cars' storage
capacity, or 10,000 square feet area shall be protected by an automatic
sprinkler system adequately supplied, or in lieu thereof upon the
express approval of the Plumbing Inspector, by a wet standpipe system
with sufficient outlets equipped with 1 1/2 inch hose in adequate
lengths to cover the entire area of the garage. There shall be no
pit in any floor and no artificial light other than incandescent electric
light.
E. All storage of gasoline shall be in underground tanks, provided,
however, that there may be in such garage one or more approved portable
wheeled tanks, each of a capacity not exceeding 60 gallons, to be
used for transferring such liquids from the storage tank. The number
of these wheeled tanks shall be fixed for each garage by the Plumbing
Inspector. The reservoirs of motor vehicles shall be filled directly
through hose from pumps attached to such portable tanks, or by hose
coupled to permanent filling stations connected with the main storage
tanks. No transfer of gasoline in any garage shall be made in any
container. Hose for use in connection with the filling station or
with the portable tank shall be of such design and material as to
prevent leakage. The top of each storage tank shall be at least two
feet below the surface of the ground and may be permitted underneath
the building if buried at least two feet below the lowest floor. Buried
tanks shall be set on a firm foundation and shall be surrounded by
soft earth or sand, well tamped into place. A tank may have a test
well, provided it extends to near the bottom of the tank and its top
shall be hermetically sealed and locked except when necessarily opened.
When a tank is located underneath a building, its test shall extend
above the source of supply. All drawing-off pipes terminating inside
of any building shall have valves at the discharge ends. The end of
the filling pipe for every underground storage tank shall be carried
to an approved location outside of any building, but not within five
feet of any entrance door or cellar opening and shall be set in an
approved metal box with cover which shall be kept locked except during
filling operations. This filling pipe shall be closed by a screw cap.
A 30 by 30 mesh or equivalent brass screen strainer shall be placed
in the supply end of the filling pipe. Each tank used for the storage
of volatile oil shall have a vent pipe at least two inches in diameter
which shall run from the tank to the outer air at least five feet
above the roof and five feet from the nearest window and shall be
well braced in position. It shall be capped with a double gooseneck
with a screen of twenty-mesh brass wire gauge placed immediately below
the gooseneck. No tank hereafter installed for the storage of volatile
oil shall exceed 2,000 gallons (U.S.) capacity. Liquids shall be drawn
from tanks by pumps constructed to prevent leakage or waste splashing
or by some other system approved by the Plumbing Inspector, with controlling
apparatus and piping so arranged as to allow control of the amount
of discharge and prevent leakage or discharge inside the building
by any derangement of the system. When inside of a building, the pump
or other drawing-off device shall be located on the ground floor,
preferably near an entrance or other well ventilated place. Smoking
shall not be permitted in any public garage and in every such garage
signs to that effect shall be prominently displayed in three or more
places. Such signs shall have the words "No Smoking" in red letters
at least four inches high on white background, also by words "By order
of the Chief of the Fire Department" in black letters at least one-inch
high. No gasoline or other volatile or inflammable liquid shall be
allowed to run upon the floor or to fall or to pass into the drainage
system of the premises. Each floor of a garage shall be equipped with
self-closing metal cans and all inflammable waste and materials shall
be kept therein until removed from the building. On each floor of
every such garage, there shall be two or more approved chemical fire
extinguishers. Four or more pails of sand shall be kept conveniently
located for use in extinguishing fire. Such garages shall be kept
clean. No stove, forge, torch, boiler or other furnace, flame or open
fire shall be permitted or used in any such garage unless separated
from the garage by fireproof material with an entrance leading to
the outer air. Calcium carbide shall be kept in airtight boxes or
packages in a watertight container, placed at least two feet above
the floor level and no greater quantity than 100 pounds of such carbide
shall be kept in any one garage except by special permission in writing
signed by the Plumbing Inspector. No public garage shall be maintained
or used as such until a permit therefor has been granted by the Plumbing
Inspector, and the requirements herein contained and hereinbefore
specified complied with.
A. A service or filling station shall be any place used for retailing,
storing or dispensing for private consumption or use of gasoline,
oils and lubricants.
B. Storage tanks shall be placed below grade not less than two feet.
If it is impossible to install the tank two feet below grade, it may
be buried under 12 inches of earth, in which event a reinforced concrete
slab at least five inches in thickness must cover the tank extending
one foot beyond the outline of the tank in all directions.
C. Tanks of six-hundred-gallon capacity, or less, shall not be placed
nearer than five feet to any building. One additional foot shall be
added to this limitation for each 100 gallons, or major fraction thereof,
capacity in excess of 600 gallons.
D. All tanks shall be constructed of open-hearth steel or wrought iron.
Every tank shall be required to withstand at least five pounds pressure
after installation.
E. Every tank shall be thoroughly coated on the outside with tar-asphaltum
or other suitable rust-resisting material.
F. Every tank shall have a vent pipe not less than two inches in diameter.
Every vent pipe shall have a weatherproof hood and shall terminate
outside of the building 12 feet above the top of the fill pipe and
not less than three feet, measured horizontally or vertically from
any window or other building opening.
G. All gasoline gauging or venting devices shall be of approved Fire
Underwriters' type and substantially secured to concrete or masonry
foundations which shall be suitably located and of proper design and
dimensions.
H. All electric wiring, including electrically operated pumps, shall
conform with the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and the Electrical
Code of the Town of Rye.
I. Driveways and other areas where gasoline is unloaded or dispensed
shall be graded or drained so that flammable liquids cannot accumulate
on the surface.
J. On a graded driveway, raised door sills shall be provided to prevent
gasoline spills from flowing into the interior of the station building.
K. All tank drums or systems which operate under pressure for the storage
or dispensing of flammable liquids shall be prohibited.
L. "No Smoking" signs and "Stop Motor while Filling" signs shall be
prominently posted.
M. Every service or filling station must be equipped with at least one
fire extinguisher of a suitable type, located where the same shall
be readily accessible.
All tanks and piping proposed to be used in accordance with
this chapter shall be subject to an air or hydrostatic pressure test
of 10 pounds per square inch for at least 30 minutes and shall show
no leaks.
Where a permit is granted pursuant to application under §
42-22 of this chapter, the fee for said permit shall be $25, and under any other section the fee shall be $5, which shall be levied and collected by the Plumbing Inspector of the Town of Rye.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding in any one case of violation, $100,
to be recovered with costs; and any such violation shall also be deemed
a misdemeanor punishable by fine not exceeding $50 or by imprisonment
not exceeding 50 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each
week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional
violation.
This chapter may be amended, revised or repealed by the Town
Board in the manner provided by law.
Should any section, part or provision of this chapter be determined
unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity
of this chapter as a whole or any part thereof other than the part
thereof determined unconstitutional or invalid.
This ordinance shall be in force and effect immediately upon
adoption and publication as provided by law.